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==protein structure of DDB1-DDA1-DET1==
<StructureSection load='9ltw' size='340' side='right'caption='[[9ltw]], [[Resolution|resolution]] 3.25&Aring;' scene=''>
== Structural highlights ==
<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[9ltw]] is a 3 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_sapiens Homo sapiens]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=9LTW OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=9LTW FirstGlance]. <br>
</td></tr><tr id='method'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Empirical_models|Method:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat" id="methodDat">Electron Microscopy, [[Resolution|Resolution]] 3.25&#8491;</td></tr>
<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=9ltw FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=9ltw OCA], [https://pdbe.org/9ltw PDBe], [https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=9ltw RCSB], [https://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/9ltw PDBsum], [https://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=9ltw ProSAT]</span></td></tr>
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== Function ==
[https://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/DET1_HUMAN DET1_HUMAN] Component of the E3 ubiquitin ligase DCX DET1-COP1 complex, which is required for ubiquitination and subsequent degradation of target proteins. The complex is involved in JUN ubiquitination and degradation.<ref>PMID:14739464</ref> 
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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==
Ubiquitin modifications regulate fundamental cellular activities by modulating protein stability and function. The ubiquitin ligase COP1, which is present across species from plants to humans, plays a crucial role in the ubiquitination of developmental transcription factors. While COP1 can function independently, it can also be incorporated into CULLIN4-RING ubiquitin ligase (CRL4) complexes through the DET1 adaptor protein. Despite its biological significance, the structural and functional mechanisms of COP1 and DET1-containing complexes remains poorly understood. Here we present the cryo-electron microscopy structures of human COP1 in complex with DDB1-DDA1-DET1 and Ube2e2, revealing an inactive stacked assembly state. Co-expression with COP1 substrates including c-Jun or ETS2 disrupts this configuration, inducing a conformational rearrangement into a distinct dimeric state that allows substrate access. Structural modelling identifies the spatial organization of COP1 WD40 domains where substrate recruits. DET1 serves as a structural scaffold, bridging COP1 and Ube2e2 to initiate potential ubiquitin addition on substrates, while DDB1 recruits the CULLIN4-RBX1 complex to facilitate Ube2d3-mediated ubiquitin chain elongation. These results reveal the dynamic interplay between the structural states of the CRL4(DET1-COP1) E3 ligase complex and its substrate specific activation mechanism, offering mechanistic insights into ubiquitination regulation and a basis for future studies on E3 ligase dynamics.

Cryo-EM structure of the human COP1-DET1 ubiquitin ligase complex.,Wang S, Teng F, Stjepanovic G, Rao F, Su MY Nat Commun. 2026 Jan 15;17(1):543. doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-68375-7. PMID:41540009<ref>PMID:41540009</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>
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== References ==
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[[Category: Homo sapiens]]
[[Category: Large Structures]]
[[Category: Su M-Y]]
[[Category: Teng F]]
[[Category: Wang S]]